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Jonathan Demme was an American male filmmaker whose professional career spanned from 1971 to 2017. Born on February 22, 1944, he died on April 26, 2017. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection.
His body of work includes five titles, among which are *Island on fire*, *Melvin and Howard*, *Haiti, three visions*, *Swing shift*, and *Married to the mob*. Demme had three children and stood 177 units in height.
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- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baldwin
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Genre
- action film
- Official website
- www.storefrontdemme.com
- Image
- Jonathan Demme May 2015.jpg
- Height
- 177
- Number of children
- 3
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- Jonathan Demme
- date of birth
- 1944-02-22
- birth name
- Robert Jonathan Demme
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- date of death
- 2017-04-26
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- name in native language
- Jonathan Demme
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jonathan Demme
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Jonathan Demme (/ˈdɛmi/ DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. His career of directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. In addition to being an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award winner, he received nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Independent Spirit Awards.
Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film Caged Heat, before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986), and Married to the Mob (1988). His 1991 psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs, based on the novel of the same title, won five Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture.
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